Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good working relationship also enhances an officer 's intelligence system , more effectively bringing to his attention knowledge of pollutions for which the discharger or his neighbours may be responsible . |
| 2 | The tall , lanky merchant was nervous and ill at ease , his hand constantly fluttering to his mouth or patting his greasy hair . |
| 3 | He was in a curiously elegiac mood , moving soft on silken feet in deference to the sadness in the place , now and then touching a tree or a still-surviving piece of stone in a placating greeting , apparently apologising for his presence . |
| 4 | " Regarde , Joseph , " said the French boy suddenly reining in his pony beside him and pointing to the far edge of the plain that they were crossing . |
| 5 | He was gloomily looking at his registration book on Tuesday morning . |
| 6 | And then he 's got he 's got a beard , except it 's not very long going behind his jawline like Captain Ahab . |
| 7 | Alexander Macdonald had clearly abandoned much of that hospitable tradition , perhaps owing to his embrace of southern education , or perhaps as a reaction to the affection in which his late brother had been held . |
| 8 | Bleary-eyed , I staggered back to Nevski Prospect , and there I spotted a dejected-looking husband sitting in his car outside a supermarket , obviously waiting for his wife to emerge with the shopping . |
| 9 | He had a closer association with Gilbert de Clare , ninth Earl of Gloucester [ q.v. ] , perhaps resulting from his marriage , before 30 June 1308 ( Cal . |
| 10 | The point is summed up in one of Aesop 's fables : ‘ The rabbit runs faster than the fox , because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner . ’ |
| 11 | One reason for this is summarized in the Aesopian moral : The rabbit runs faster than the fox , because the rabbit is running for his life , while the fox is only running for his dinner . |
| 12 | As Sean will testify I have been pretty anti Strachan in the past especially when he was still playing when obviously suffering from his back trouble . |
| 13 | His grandsons remembered him as a very old man , fond of reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica and so failing in his memory that , when he dozed over one of the volumes , the boys would turn over several pages and he never noticed but read on from there when he woke up . |
| 14 | ‘ Will ! ’ he said , suddenly entering into his silence . |
| 15 | He shook his head , suddenly reaching for his drink and swallowing it in one quick gulp . |
| 16 | Colleagues have noticed mannerisms which reveal a growing obsession with how he looks — constantly playing with his hair , gazing in mirrors , fussing about his clothes . |
| 17 | Having come this great distance to intercede for her father , she now seemed instead to be constantly arguing with his shade . |
| 18 | The two central , baggy-suited dancers , Lynne Bristow and William Trevitt , either mirror each others ' movements ( the old man perhaps communing with his diary ) or else dance as a couple ( the man reliving past relationships ) . |
| 19 | There were a number of walkers now , all taking their time and drinking in the view , but the chap at our heels had now resorted to breaking away from his party to try and close the gap so obviously gnawing at his soul . |
| 20 | Ace found herself suddenly sitting on his lap . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll read you a story if you like , ’ she said , mischievously flicking at his cap . |
| 22 | , he was only referring to his fear of Jack . |
| 23 | Some gibbering old fool sitting all alone drooling on his shirt Some senile old fart playing in the dirt . |
| 24 | Bill Clarke 's son , David literally following in his father 's footsteps . |
| 25 | Somehow all these less exciting duties had had to take second place to the social events Aubrey and Madeleine were constantly arranging for his entertainment . |
| 26 | If the gritty Hugh is away opening for his country , then no doubt there is a stronger case for testing out the leadership qualities of Maynard , who has himself been the subject of some speculation concerning the furniture vans . |
| 27 | He was attached to his mother , but she died in 1926 , while Nasser was away living with his uncle in Cairo . |
| 28 | That beast is just waiting for his chance . |
| 29 | It was also highly theatrical , as his whole adult life had been : an airliner diverted to an unexpected destination , the body found dead on arrival , people already waiting at his destination to greet him before they heard the shocking news , grief and incredulity on all sides as the story spread around the world . |
| 30 | Twoflower was already thumbing through his book . |